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Hi all,

I've just been offered a job in Dubai and I've got a question. What's the quality of the public transport over there? Although I can drive, I'm not the greatest fan of it. Is it possible to get around using the public transport?

Thanks,
Shaun

in short non-existant. Although a train system will be available sometime in 2009 and a bus service does exist currently.

Hi,

Thanks, so how expensive are the taxis?

Cheers,
Shaun

I posted the cost somewhere before.The flag fall is AED3 and the fares are based on distance....listened to enough cabbies whine when they are stuck in a jam!! AED20 gets you a fair distance, say from Jumeirah 1 to City Centre Mall, Jumeirah 1 to Oud Metha Road/Wafi City Mall/ Planet Hollywood/ The American Hospital/ Lamcy Plaza. Do a search and you'll see the cost.
Public transport is apparently awful and there are no nice bus shelters so summer would be great for waiting for a bus (NOT!!). There are furture plans for a rail system but it hasn't started to be built yet. Cars are cheap and so is petrol.

GAB

There are furture plans for a rail system but it hasn't started to be built yet

they actually started all the digging up on SZR is for the stations ..

That is probably an extension of Jumeirah Beach Road works!